robert griffin iii told us he was a bronchofan growing up, the irony of mike shanahan.morris who has started for mike shanahan. >> tim: this is a power guy, a guy wo can make people miss in the open field. >> chris: there goes alfred morris through the hole down inside the 10 yard line. clock running before james lawyer nigh it is brings him down. >> tim: if you look at the redskins up front, clearly they're trying to establish their run game there. you can do that, establish a run game. turn the clock up, move the chains, but they're running right behind craig williams his left tackle and cory lichtensteiger. >> chris: evan royster is in. mike shanahan wants a time-out and gets it. first redskin time-out in the second half. they have two remaining. robert griffin iii and the redskins on the move trailing by two. n learn a lot about a minivan from tests like this. ♪ and even more from real families who use them like this. we think there's another test to consider. it's based on one simple question. after living with your van, would you buy it again? more town & country

bad time management by mike shanahan, and did it impact the outcome of the game? >> yes, but let's not put it all on shanahan. rgiii took a breather, and that burned a time-out that we could use. it's not just kyle or mike. it's also rgiii. >> refs lost control of the game i would say at the end of the game. throughout the game they were pretty good, but that's been a topic of discussion all around the league on regional and national, local shows. assess how they performed today. >> last week i used the word booty. this week i will use the word poo-poo. they are complete hot garbage. they need to get into the scrum. when there's a fumble, jump in there, do the work that you're paid to be doing, and people will respect you more. >> yeah, i tell you what, i thought they still were okay today. >> the redskins can't blame them for the loss, i know that much. >> that's true. all right, that's the redskins' story. let's turn to the ravens' story. they're in a big battle with new england, but football becoming secondary. early this morning the brother of wide receiver tor

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as they go to the script for the rams, mike shanahan is very concerned. mike shanahan said he does not know if garcon play on sunday, but there is nothing cat -- that can deflect the glow of this ballclub. the skins are 1-0 and riding a wave of confidence. listen -- he likes the attention and expectation and the feeling at redskins park. >> since two dozen 9, it has been rough. -- 2009, it has been rough. but it is a good thing the people want to speak to us about positive things, stuff like that. >> thursday night football, bears and packers. green bay setting up for a field goal. he flips it to the back and he takes it right down main street, 27 yards. green bay john's to a 10-0 lead. right now is 23-10 packer's late in the fourth. the national start a second set. this could be a door slammer series. the lead atlanta by eight and a half games. there was another playoff atmosphere at camden yards. the rays o's. he sends a fly ball to left field and they cannot get there. adam jones just jogs in with the winning run. orioles win, 3-2. tonight he was ready

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enjoy this win, but let mike shanahan put it all in perspective. >> it's one game. we played well, being a good football team in their backyard. you got to feel good about yourself. enjoy it for 24 hours and it's just one game. we got 15 left. you take it a game at a time and i think our football team is mature enough to understand it was a nice win, but it's one. what you do over the course of the season dictate what type of team you are. you got to feel good go what you did, but when we come back on wednesday, we need to get started. >> reporter: the team yesterday unveiled the option and griffin's longest run of 12 yards came on the very second play from scrimmage. he showed poise. he was willing to take a hit, possibly on the biggest play of the game, an 88-yard touchdown pass complete to pierre garcon. griffin completed his first eight passes, finished anyone teen of 26 for 322 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. he showed his athleticism. first possession of the 2nd quarter he fakes the handoff, heads left. eludes the offender and throws across his bod

how coach mike shanahan is reacting to an outburst on the field. good morning, washington. great to have you with us on this monday morning. i am pamela brown. >> i am steve chenevey. let's get a start on the weather would jacqui jeras. >> things will change in the afternoon. don't leave home without the umbrella. it's beautiful this morning in the meantime. a little chris with temperatures in the 40's to the west. 60 in the district's. -- a little crisp this morning. a dry start. showers by mid afternoon. some strong storms possible into tuesday. mostly sunny today, 60 degrees at 7:00 a.m. 73 by noon with increasing clouds. light rain developing across the area by 5:00, 78 degrees for the high temperature. we will talk about the changes coming up. first let's check on traffic with jamie. >> off to a great start on the rails. all reporting on schedule. 395 is on schedule as well. still at a good pace on the beltway passing a landmark and to and across the 14th street bridge. arlington, reports of an accident on arlington boulevard near george mason drive. in the district, e

yesterday mic shanahan said he knew but -- mike shanahan said he new but remained tight lipped. the redskins have three running backs on the roster, rookie alfred morris rushed for 107 yards against the colts, the biggest surprise, evan royster missed the third preseason game with a mile knee injury. he returned for the final preseason game rush 10 time for 44 yards and a td and roy helu jr. battled tendonitis in both achille's tendons throughout the preseason rushing 15 time for 90 yards and two scores. here's the head coach running back situation. >> they're proven players. what i mean by proven, i like what i've seen in practice and the game and each guy has a little bit different quality. it will be interesting to see them compete. you'd like one guy to carry the load if he's got thattability, but nowadays it's very hard to find that -- that ability, but nowadays it's very hard to find that guy, but darrel young is pretty impressive. >> the 3rd round of the u.s. open 30-year-old andy roddick who announced his retirement earlier this week after this tournament facing italy's

mike shanahan says he has never been in a game like this before.yers agreed anyone could have hit the breaking point. >> you just get tired of it. >> you cannot lose your place in those situations. poise in those situations. guys throw a hand, what are you going to do? >> in the locker room, josh morgan told us he had never done gameing like that in the before. injuries, he preseason. s lincoln national's tonight in atlanta. -- playing of the nationals tonight in atlanta. bottom of up in the the third. he scores easily. it was 1-0 atlanta. braves win 5-1. congratulations to the who wonon capitals, their second straight championship. venus williams led the way. >> the nationals are not making september easy on us. >> fashion shows are known for sending out rages creations down the runway. >> but this dress does not look of theything out >> there is high-fashion and is high, high fashion. this would set you back more than $5 million. it is adorned with more than 50 black diamonds. dress always almost 30 pounds. audience had mixed reaction. >> does th

here's head coach mike shanahan this afternoon. >> he's a guy that can do it all. he can cover, he can rush, he can play the run. he's very physical. very smart. team player. all the things you look for in a pro bowl player. and obviously we'll miss him. >> reporter: the defense played without carriker and orakpo for most of the game yesterday and it did not go well. the rams rolled up 452 yards of offense. quarterback sam bradford completed 15 passes to danny alone. making the unheralded wide receiver look like a pro bowler. >> he's a good receiver. you know, he's a good receiver. so, you know, i definitely think we'll have a different game plan for those guys if we see them again. he came out there and made plays. bradford looked to him a lot. he made plays for them. >> definitely don't feel good about it, as a captain of the defense, i take responsibility. i've got to get my guys to play better. i need to play better. we all need to play better. because for us, and the goals that we have and the talent we have on the defense, we can be an upper echelon defense.

mike shanahan won't announce a starter or probably even tell his players.s was the leading rusher during the preseason, but that doesn't really mean much. all three guys will probably play some, but it's the rookie sixth round pick from boca rattan, who has received the most buzz. matter to you in you start? >> no, it doesn't matter, as long as i get the opportunities to go in and get some work in, that's fine with me. like i said, at the end it's the coach's decision. whatever they choose to do, i'm down with it. >> reporter: nobody believes you it doesn't matter. it mattered to everything. >> as long as i get to play in the game, it's not a bother to me. >> reporter: what have the coaches told you about your role on sunday? >> nothing. i'm just preparing like i'm starting playing a whole bunch. >> are you anxious to find out? >> absolutely. i probably will find out during the game or something. >> they have to wait just like the rest of us. no wait for the official kickoff. the giants taking on the cowboys, and dallas, i hate to say it, they look like a t

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then to mike shanahan. pittsburgh wins 25-17. georgia tech, first play from scrimmage, kevin washington throws to a wide-open jack glass-steagall has all the time in the world. -- jack laskey who has all the time in the world. then racing up the sideline. georgia tech never looked back. penn state hosting navy. a wide open alan robinson who cuts up field. 14-0 penn state. then a fumble picked up by mike holmes and he is off to the races. penn state' wins 34-7. and the clock has struck midnight for the nhl. the players and owners have failed to come to an agreement and they are in a locked up for when you first got internet at home you probably had one thing online. but today, everything's online. in a few years, the number of devices in your home will double and what we are doing online takes internet speed, not every network can handle it, verizon fios is 100% fiber optic soit's faster and can handle it. and now there's revolutionary fios quantum speed, more than twice as fast as anythining this country has ever seen. to get you

so was head coach mike shanahan. details tomorrow. some spreads have the redskins as 9 points underdog but they are over the confident in what they can do. >> she will report tomorrow the game. the football team traveled -- the terrapins almost lead at -- let a halftime lead slip away. yards, maryland wins 36-27. virginia, penn state, this was a good one. state can win it. the 43 yard kick through the opera, it was not even close. -- upright, it was not even close. before the half, 14-0. he connects with cory. he gets away from another tackle, touchdown. virginia tech wins, 42-7. a tough match this afternoon. in from 6nt, strolls yards out. 26-0. are happy in baltimore tonight. they beat the yankees 5-4 to get of first place. the final game is tomorrow afternoon. not mincingtrasburg words there. >> perdue university is honoring thefirst man to walk on moon, neil armstrong. the will be emblazoned on football team. s mark in indiana as a student back in the 1950's. he played the baritone in the marching band. did you know that? the stic

mike shanahan said he's rolling with the rookie.will start again on sunday and continue to receive the bulk of the carries. veterans like santana moss love this kid. >> hard-nosed running. he got the old school run. he got -- you know, back in the day when they wore the 40 numbers, 44, 42, 43s, he ran all those guys, man. that's something that -- the first time i seen him running the ball, he's downhill. he's getting yards, even when he's hit. that's very impressive for a young guy also. when you got those two guys in our backfield like that, and they're both rookies, man, it's hard for you to go out there and be a select. because you've got rookies running your show. offensively, man, it's just great to see those guys be able to step into week one and not really miss a beat. >> ultimately my main goal is to do everything i can to help my team win, not just on game day, but in practice as well. getting that rhythm, and just getting that chemistry down with the quarterback, and the "o" linemen, everything i can possibly do. personal

i think the answer is that mike shanahan will use a couple of guys to get that job done. coming in early and often. and then there is a wild card. >> i think it makes us all compete. we are here competing. i think they are going to keep us in the dark too. we will see. >> now hear this. maryland has a new basketball star. reaching out a hand to dez w ells saying they will give him a second chance. he was expelled after a sexual assault charge. and there was a current assistant. he vouches for his character. he was the leading returning scorer and was an all atlantic working selection -- rookie selection. he will probably have to sit out a year, but he is coming to maryland. and last night, virginia tech and georgia tech in overtime and watch kevin washington. he should have just thrown it away and set up a field goal. it is out of bounds? instead, virginia tech gets it back. a 17 yard play. time expired in regulation. over time. the hokies win 20-17. and our play of the night comes from the paralympics. this one has everybody talking. completely laid out. for the smash. a

coach mike shanahan said he did not practice today. reporting at redskins park, abc 7 sports. >> all right, thank you very much. i want to see him play behind his back like sonny jorgensen did. and washington d.c., probably has more notre dame graduates than any other city. the irish will join the acc in all sports except football where they will remain independent, but they will play five acc football teams each season, so it seems to be a great deal for the schools. the irish are not expected to be in the conference until 2014. all right, let's go to baseball. harper is the first teenager to have these hits. he went 4-5. but this is more. energy. he runs, he takes risks. and he keeps other teams on edge. the national's lead over the braves. they play the mets tonight and then start a three-game series with the braves thursday. that can all but wrapped up the pennant for the washington nationals. it seems incredible. >> 7.5. >> 7.5. [ [ romney ] this president can ask us to be p patient. this president can tell us it was someone else'

this afternoon mike shanahan talked about his rookie quarterback. but kept everything in perspective. >> he was pretty collected throughout the whole game, and did the things you need to do to win. i think everybody could see a couple of throws he made, a couple hotts, and good timing. and the different things you're hoping a quarterback does, especially in his first game. it was a nice win. but it's one win. what you do over the course of the season dictates what type of team you are. you've got to feel good about what you did, but when they come back here on wednesday, it's over and we get started. >> reporter: getting ready for the rams. coming up in a bit, we'll hear from robert griffin iii himself. and which redskin broke his arm and continued to play in the game. guys? >> my goodness, what a day. who knew. thanks, dan. >>> in is a crazy story. a dozen little kids from a montgomery county day care, they ended up in the hospital after being stung by bees this morning at the temple emanuel day care in kensington. we're told the children had been

i just hope people will be patient and mike shanahan is in the process of building the team. most would tell you they are going to be 4th in the division, not 5-11 like last year, but they have a ways to go. the nfc east is the toughest division in all of football. >> you think shanahan still has what it takes to do the job? >> given that he won a couple super bowls, you know, that serves him well because people know that he knows how to win. he needs the talent. make no mistake about it. i say yes, give him the opportunity to put his imprint, which he has been. he is in the third year of that and it looks like the projectly is going in the right direction. by the way, you can see the rest of my interview this coming saturday in our brand- new sports show, game on. join kristen berset for a complete wrapup of sec football and a look toward sunday in the nfl. game on saturday, 7:00 p.m., that's right after alabama and arkansas. and apparently a pretty good thing they aren't playing around here because they might get rained on. >> we have the ravens game on our air on sunday. 1

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mike shanahan said today it was a tough call. and hightower could be back, you just never know.s for who will be the featured back in the opener this year, the coach does know, but he's not saying. >> do you know who your starter is yet? >> yes. >> do you -- >> no. no. >> were you surprised? >> i don't know. it all depends who you think the starter is. >> who do you think the starter is? >> are we going to be doing this for ten days? >> we got eight days until the opener, actually. >> we have d.c. united in salt lake city. they had a lightning delay. what's the deal, weather everywhere. >> no better luck playing here. >> scoreless right now. >> scoreless at half time. >> thanks, carol. that is our news for tonight. thanks for joining us, saturday night live is coming up next. have a great night. stay dry this holiday weekend. ♪ >>> you're watching "fox & friends." [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome back to the third hour of "fox & friends." i'm steve doocy. and joining me, always is gretchen carlson and brian kilmeade. >> good morning. >> happy monday. >> everybody have a good e

coach mike shanahan was quite impressed with his rookie quarterback. >> robert not only executed the offense well, he had two or three plays that were off balance that only a great athlete can make and a guy that has his type of talent. hopefully we'll keep getting better and better. you know, this is you know, obviously a kickoff for us. >> only three other players have thrown for more yards in their nfl debut, the most recent was cam newton, last year. >>> our redskins coverage continues on our website wusa 9.com. check out our photo gallery and get the nine things redskins fans learned from this game. also see video from earlier in the week of rg iii playing with his fellow rookie playmate trent richardson, all on our front page on wusa9.com. >>> the presidential election is less than two mohs away, with the party conventions over the campaigns are focusing now on key states that could give them the edge on election day. danielle nottingham, that is the latest from the white house. >> reporter: president obama wrapped up a tour of florida and is now back at the white house with a

. >> in the fourth quarter, tight end, mike shanahan there. yeah. his name. no troelgs our coach. pitt with a huge upset 35-17 the final. >>> mike london's cavaliers beginning play against paul johnson and georgia tech, after a three and out by uva, first play for the yellow jackets, kevin washington, deep for zach lasky. he's got him. this is supposed to be a running team, guys. a 70-yard touchdown catch here rambling and an early lead. georgia tech's next possession. second play. passed to smith on the option. smith showing off his running skills here, down the sideline. 77 yards for the score and right now virginia trails 49-7 in the fourth quarter. other games in progress, penn state leading navy 34-7 in the fourth. james madison, west virginia going head-to-head. mountaineers dominated at the half. howard blowing by fnorfolk stat. and redskins in the show me state hoping to show up just like in new orleans. pierre is questionable. backup, ready to go. aldrick robinson proven he belongs on the 53-man r069er. second year receiver spent all but one game on the practice squad last

mike shanahan, what say ye? >> we've played much better at the secondary. secondary has to be much better than we played on sunday. i'll let you guys look at that film and break it down. i'm just joking, guys, just joking. having fun with you. but, no, for obvious reasons. that's an area of concern. you asked me why we give up how many points and how many yards, you've got to give a specific area. we've got to be better as a group and we're going to work on that this week and hope we improve. >> producer heather schwartz -- heather mcdunnough, she just got married. he always has to tell us he's joking. >> there wasn't much to laugh about yesterday. about yesterday. >> yeah. this message. experiences classrooms. sizes don't matter... by 20%. teaching to some test... he personally cannot relate to. education, children.

today here's what mike shanahan said about the trade that wasn't. >> we tried to trade every player thatoes but they -- it doesn't happen very often. i think guys that were released obviously. [ laughter ] i know. we're trying to trade robert i know. >> clarification. >> always good to clarify that by the way. >>> right now the cardinals leading the nats 8-7 in the 6th inning still plenty of time though to get the win. wouldn't rule the guys out at all. >> trying the trade every play huh? >> exactly. fletcher gone, griffin gone. >>> finally tonight, several southeast d.c. residents turned out this labor day weekend for a community celebration hosted by barry the d.c. councilman. the fifth annual ward 8 family days took place at oxen run park in southeast. it featured free food, entertainment. childrens' activities. and we're out of time. thanks for watching everybody. the rest of the evening, what does it look like? >> some showers and storms are possible and bring the umbrella just in case. >> okay, we'll see you back here at 11:00. bye. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838

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. >> head coach mike shanahan says the team security is investigating the threats to see if any of themdible. people need to get a grip. it is the second game. and he feels bad as it is. >> and it's a game. it's really not that serious for the rest of us who are not actually playing the game. >> i hope he proves everyone wrong, has a great game this sunday. >>> the time right now is 4:55. we'll tell you about the photo controversy that just won't go away. coming up at 5:15, nude pictures of princess katherine surfacing this morning. >>> how a local man was able to overcome the odds taking him from the streets to center stage. >>> welcome back, everybody. the iphone 5 comes out tomorrow morning. police are warning owners to be careful with your new phone. d.c. police say people should be aware as they're leaving the apple store tomorrow morning. they're warning people to conceal that apple box and don't play with your phone while you're walking to your phone or your car. >>> two men are behind bars this morning for trying to sell fake versions of the new iphone 5. police arrested two men

the redskins made several moves this offseason which you can tip the cap to mike shanahan. one of them seems to be the acquisition of the former colts wide receiver. they hoped he would bring big plays. he has. last week he provided the biggest boom on bourbon street no. 88 dashing for 88 yards, but injured his foot. he ended up four catches for 109 yards. after the game he told me see you in st. louis, but he's been limited in practice. today coach shanahan says we're not sure yet if he's going to play. >> if he can go live with the pain, feels like he can go full speed, you let him go. in a situation where you're going to make it a lot worse, obviously the chances of him playing aren't very good, but right now it's pain tolerance. we'll see before the game. >>> and the love keeps coming for robert griffin, iii. today he was named fedex air nfl player of the week and pepsi max nfl rookie of the week, both awards voted on by fabs. griffin threw for the second -- fans. griffin threw for the second most yards by a rookie. tomorrow we're your station for college football all w

here is mike shanahan on his condition. >> i think it's pretty easy when it's pain tolerance. feels like he can go full speed and let him go. it's a situation where you are going to make it a lot worse, obviously the chances of playing aren't very good. right now it's pain tolerance. we'll see you before the game. obviously it can take something to help himself a little bit. so we'll get a workout before the game and we'll know then. >> the nationals are still the best in the bigs. sitting at 89-54 heading into tonight's game in atlanta. their lead in the nl east is a season high 8 1/2 games after sweeping the mets while the braves were swept by the brewers. the mets magic number is 11. ross gets the start in search of his 10th winn. here is davey johnson on the big series. >> we have a big series coming up friday and we need to show them we are supposed to be where we're at. this is a big series. you know, we need to drive the nail in their coffin over here and come into atlanta and that's what we are doing. >> a sweep would mean an 11 1/2 game lead. the magic number of five.

cue mike shanahan, the receiver for the panthers, catching the dagger. stomps the hokies 35-17. >>> navy up in state college to take on penn state. both teams looking for their first win. airing it out for alan robinson for the 45-yard score. >>> almost the time to see if robert griffin, iii is the real deal. after pulling off the upset against new orleans, playing in another dome. they've got a chance to go 2-0, but they need to avoid the big win let down. we got a chance to see much more of the skins playbook last weekend. rg3 putting on a performance that earned him multiple player of the week awards but he said that's just the tip of the iceberg. >> every offense involves doing different things and different concepts. that's just how it is. teams will try to adjust to what you've done. you try not to show them the same thing twice. i think our coaches are doing a good job of that. >> the baltimore ravens defense helped to raise question marks against the bengals. ed reed doing what he does best, picking off andy dalton to set the league record in int

reports that mike shanahan will actually talk to him sometime in the near future about possibly bringing him back. while we're on that as we get it. the redskins gearing up for their big check. in new orleans, the season debut of robert griffin iii and that is going to abe tough debut. and they spent today's practice in that bubble preparing and simulating what it's going to be like to play new orleans and that is hard to do and with that manhattan error error-0 next year. they're not backing away from the challenge. >> and we're playing like music and doing crowd noise and stuff like that and that is hard. i think we'll be there and ready. i heard it's -- and i never played there before. >> and that is on through the offseason. the trends will be behind them 100% and i played in '07, i believe, and it was loud. just to make a championship and they, you know, a great team and you have drew brees and. >>> and right here at 7:05, steven straussburg, his last home start of the year. this place will be rocking and back to you in the comfy studio at fox 5. >> and you want to switch? we'll swi

. >>> a phrase you often hear when covering a mike shanahan press conference. you've got to keep your poise. oftentimes he's talking about his players. he might want to lecture his son. the nfl told players and coaches lay off the referees. kyle didn't on sunday. he's paying the price. the younger shanahan fined $25,000 bills for his behavior at the end of sunday's loss when he ran down a referee and berated the guy. kyle admitted he lost his composure. now his pocket is a little bit lighter. $25,000. wow. skins get some running back help today, signing ryan grant. grant rushed for almost 1,300 yards in 2009 but injuries have limited him the past two seasons. the redskins are banged up at r.b. roy helu, evan royster has a sprained knee. here's hoping the phillies don't sneak into the playoffs. they are the nats kryptonite. five out of the last six times they met, phillies win. magic numbers are on the line now. for washington the lucky number is five. is philly unlucky city. every city is lucky for ryan zimmerman. he is the man. z-pack power activated. look at

. >>> mike shanahan is the one man who knows who his starting running back is. i say that because the players themself at least as of monday had not been told and we are five days away from the season opener in new orleans. the release of tim hightower leaves three running backs on the water with little experience, one of them evan royster currently list ad top the depth chart -- listed atop the depth chart competing with roy helu. the starter has yet to be named. is evan okay with that? >> i think it's good as a whole because i think it makes us all compete and it's not like one of us is going in the game to play starter. we're all here competing and working to get that spot. >> we're still young ourselves. we had to mature quickly and i think our coach is doing a good job of keeping us comfortable and making sure we're not too far out of our comfort zone going in the game. >>> 4th round of the u.s. open andy roddick who will retire after this tournament facing the 2009 champ juan del potro. 1st set roddick serving in the near court. del potro comes to net and

nfl commissioner roger goodell and mike shanahan, among those who are relieved to have the new eight-year deal in place. >> it's good to get them back. and i have nothing against replacement officials, in fact i thought they really did a pretty good job. but it's hard if you don't have the practice. it's nice to get the pros back for obvious reasons. and i know they gave us their best shot. it's tough to really be good when you don't have the practice. >> labor negotiations, and labor management disputes are difficult periods. and what's most difficult about it is, you have the two parties. but you have a lot of parties outside the room. they get impacted by it. starting with our fans. and we're sorry to have to bring our fans through that. we're sorry to bring the general public through that. that's the unfortunate part of the labor/management disputes. >> the replacement officials in last week's ravens game had zero nfl experience. tonight, 72 years of nfl officiating experience. >>> coming up, the hidden war the military is battling in its own ranks. >> i knew joining the military was

. >> after the fial bubble practice mike shanahan raised eyebrows when he alluded to the possibility of bringing back fan favorite chris cooley. nothing is imminent, but he left the door tomorrow when he said this regarding the man known as captain chaos. >> we have three tight ends, so it's not like we're very deep at the position and brought somebody in that's not used to our system and with one fullback it's not very deep. so there's a lot of possibilities. i can't tell you for sure what's going to happen at this time, but we'd like to have as many options as possible. >> that remains an option. we'll see. >>> wnba, mystics fall to the sparks 96-68. stick around, brian bolter back to wrap up the edge in a moment. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. chart, who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. verizon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what's pretty obvious about it ? that verizon has the coverage. verizon. verizon. we're going to go to another chart. it do

only mike shanahan does. we'll talk with about evan royster and he was stellar last thursday and is starting tonight. will he bring more good luck against the cubs? that is coming up in sports. >> and if you have a story idea, call us at 202895-3,000 or go to www.fox5tips@wttg.com. h we have heavy load in amererica. but mit romney plan, a middle class to $2,000 more a year in taxes. multi-millionaires like himself hits the middle class harder... bigger break. forward for america? this message. . >>> main you're think -- maybe you're thinking of dinner tonight. money consumers spend on organic food sky rocketed. beth parker reports on a new study that raises questions about whether it pays off, least in terms of nutrition. >> reporter: two apples, one is organic, one isn't. look at them and you can't tell one from the other. now, scientists say when it comes to eating organic, there may not be much of a difference there either. >> and in our study, we doesn't find substantial differences,

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after the game mike shanahan talked about this bizarre ending. >> obviously when you kill the clock, which we did, before that, it was a 5-yard penalty. there is no loss of ten seconds, they threw the flag the at us and half their football team was on the -- on the field. i was disappointed in that. >>> ravens justin tucker, ravens get the win. >>> people will be talking about new england. coach bell grabbed the referee at the end of the game. he may get fined for that. >> someone touch the ref. >>> the teams face off at 1:00 this afternoon with the nationals. hopefully the nats will have much better luck today. jayson werth with this pop fly. their magic number remains at 5. >>> dc united is staying if the playoff. they hosted. s.a. last night in the 63rd minutes. the only goal of the game, dc wins 1-0. the tie for third in the eastern conference standings. >>> still ahead, pepco line workers may be going on strike soon. we'll tell you why. >>> plus who went home a winner at last night's emmy awards. >>> definitely 270 where it is one long slow lineup. route 85 all the way to 121, t

going into mike shanahan's office. keeping at it. hightower was sent to the injured reserve.nowhere, this year another exiled in camp. overall, each running back bring something very different to the table. >> they are proven players and what i mean by proven, i like what i have seen. each guy has got a little bit different quality. it will be interesting to see these guys compete. >> rice wants to be all purpose. he wants to rush for 1,000 yards and get 1,000 yards receiving. >> where are you in your career? you have accomplished so much in your four years that you have been here already. >> you get over the contract's stuff. i am focused on one goal. when you know you have got one of your best friends, mentor, a teammate a young guy like me has no choice but to give more when i am out there. but i am playing for my teammates, ray lewis stubbs, the guys that have built the foundation here. we joe flacco, we were just drafted in. we played our dues to take it to another level. >> you can hear much more of that interview tuesday night at 8:00 right here on abc 7 on our special

there -- mike shanahan said he is comfortable with the death as they went through their normal wednesday worked out. it was definitely a sense that this was game week. >> the redskins ran drills with a heightened sense of awareness as they gear up for their season opener against new orleans. >> there is a sense of urgency. do not want to start the season off with a loss. you want to start putting a things right now. >> everybody wants to go out and show this is what i have got. it is less about you and more about the team. you can see that and say it is a huge cliche but it is true. if you try to do too much, it will mess up. >> after this, they're playing under a new head coach and possibly a new offense but that disadvantage my work in their favor. >> i know that there will be behind them. >> the redskins were 5-11 last year and have several wide receivers. they want a clean slate. >> we want to go in and put it together. >> the nationals play the cubs again tonight at the ballpark with 26 games remaining in the regular season. we're counting the days, measuring the magic numbers. folk

mike shanahan just announced two players are officially done for the season. they are brian orakpo because of an injury. the next one is adam carriker, also done because of injuries. the day after a loss is always hard. four redskins fans, it is hard when you thought your team could easily win against st. louis. >> we lost to the rams. are you kidding me? >> the yesterday away game had plenty of symptoms for a huge hangover today. >> we should have been able to do it. >> then there is the penalty for josh morgan for unsportsmanlike behavior on the field. others were upset about the nfl rep. for restrike. keeping their eye on the future, many fans echoed this sentiment. >> it might be more of a blow. >> now is all about picking up and moving on. >> next up is the game on sunday. this time, we're facing cincinnati. it should be interesting. a lot of hopes riding on game 3. >> tell the young lady that dallas lost, too. will have more on the loss and injuries in sports. >> coming up, one high school is so overcrowded officials are taking action against lawbreakers

that drew the ire of the head coach mike shanahan and probably contributed to the tempers boiling over. that cost the redskins the chance to go 2-0. i have to bring this up to you. it is like the redskins, they broke their opponent. then they fail to hold. they weren't supposed to get that win in the new orleans. if you don't hold serve, it is all for naught. >> square one. start all over again. tennis analogy. >> now we can relate. and you'll have the five-day forecast coming up. >> is this male bonding? do you want me to go away so you can be together? and that's fine. >> when we come right back, we are monitoring the severe weather rolling through our metro area. the latest damage reports and when this will all end. >> plus, homeowners say they are concer >>> we're following some news in prince george's county. >> a strong storm has caused a tree to come down on a house. darcy spencer is live with details. >> reporter: i spoke to the woman who lives in this home just a few minutes ago and she said she is blessed. she is not lucky, she is blessed. she was inside the house when this h

. >> obviously, many in the league agree with mike shanahan. now to get the perspective of a former coach and a former player on these replacement officials, we will send it back to dan who is with tony and rodney once more in new york. dan? >> all right, bob. the biggest concern for you as a coach watching the first two weeks is what? >> well, it's the down field action between wide receivers and defensive backs before the ball is thrown. they are not used to calling illegal contact and this is what is happening. a lot of contact, rodney, before the ball is in the air. >> and players, especially offensive players, must adjust their game. you can't get to the point where you're frustrated, you pushing off because they are going to call a pass interference. >> but i don't understand how they don't know that you got to call a little bit of this contact down field, even though they don't call it in college, gout to call it here. >> well, they are learning but, you know, as a coach, that's what do you. you say we're going to adjust. fnels the way t

. >>> mike shanahan says the team sin vest gaiting death threats against wide receiver josh morgan. some fans are still furious over this unsportsmanlike penalty morgan received late in last sunday's loss to the rams. the penalty forced the skins to attempt a 62-yard field goal to tie the game. billy cundiff missed that kick and the st. louis rams won. >> you know, i heard everything. especially when they got you on twitter and they start sending the death threats and wishing bad on your family and your first born and things like that. you know, you see it all, you hear it all. you don't got no choice but to hear it all and hear it all, but you never let it get to you. >> nor began says the nfl fined him for that penalty but won't say how much. >>> nationals fans could clinch a playoff berth tonight. their magic number to do that now stands at one, after spligt their double head we are dodgers yesterday, the nats won the opener 3-1. they lost game 2, though, 7-6. the nationals rallied to tie the game. matt kemp eventually homered in the ninth inning to give los angeles the lead for

. >> mike shanahan said rg3 keeps teams off balance because you don't know if he's going to run or throw the ball. >> he's versatile. >>> still coming your way tonight on the 10:00 why metro says a new program has not caught on yet with the public. >> plus he preyed on desperate homeowners and left them high and dry. how investigators took the scam artist and his partner down coming your way next. >> and you know what? if you see a story you think we should look into, let us know. call 202-895-3000 or send your news tip to fox5tips@wttg.com. brian and i are coming right back. [ male announcer ] this is america's manufacturing when president obama took office. this is china's. under obama, we've lost over half a million manufacturing jobs and for the first time, china's beating us. seven times obama could've stopped china's cheating. seven times he refused. it's time to stand up to the cheaters, and make sure we protect jobs for the american people. [ male announcer ] barack obama: failing to stop cheating. failing american workers. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> this is

. >> head coach mike shanahan says the team's security is investigating the threats to see if any of them are credible. way over the top. >> he's getting ready for the next game. don't you want him to be ready against the bengals on sunday? >> just not called for anyway. >>> the nationals' playoff tickets go on sale tomorrow morning and we could know for sure by then that the nats will be in the postseason. >> the team will clinch a playoff berth with one more win. their magic number to clinch at least a wild card spot now stands at one after splitting their double-header yesterday with the dodgers. the nats won the opener 3-1 but lost game 2 7-6. matt kemp eventually homered in the ninth inning to give los angeles the lead for good. the nationals manager davy johnson was fuming, though, after the game about a blown call in the fourth inning. ryan zimmerman tagged a runner heading from second base to third before the runner who had been on third could score. the umpire, though, said the runner had touched home before zimmerman's tag. >> in my mind, he was already out. obviously blew

>> mike shanahan has a history of taking those unknown players, turning them into stars. >> but thisng about a runningback for the next successful project. >> joining us now with more on this diamond in the rough. tell us more. >> thanks, guys. yes, he has done it several times before, finding the gyms in the later rounds of the nfl draft. a sixth round pick from florida atlantic university and they have been wowing fans and coaches all throughout the pre- season. he may have just found that star runningback that the skins need. >> it's very good. >> reporter: the nfl training camp opened just a month ago. and without this, every year there are gyms, surprises like the rookie runningback who was bending and reshaping all expectations. you've got some more to the outside for the 5. >> reporter: during training camp, sports illustrated columnist tweeted that he could start for the redskins. and so what is the magic that has him on the rise? >> when he makes up his mind, he is going one one. obviously, you know, not in the long time. but what do you have for them? >> well, i'm probably

mike shanahan today speaks out about the late game penalty that cost the team a cost at victory. plus, the nationals get back on the winning track. we have that game for you coming up next. >>> and now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> the nationals, this close to clinching the division. the countdown is on heading into today's series finale. the magic number is at 6. taking in today with some marines. they had lots to cheer about today. jordan zimmerman dealing, struck out seven, allow just one run over 6 2/3 innings. the nats at the plate getting done, too. bottom of the fourth, two on for ryan zimmerman. he brings it home. nats up 7-1. then they add a little pad in the 5th. curt double based, knocked down a left field line. nats win it big time 12-2. >>> the ultimate goal, i guess you could say. a month or so ago, whenever i talk about it. we have a ways to go, but keep playing baseball and hopefully it will happen soon. >> for the second week in a row, a costly penalty cost the redskins the game. this time around, wasn't a player involved. it was the coaching staff and the nfl